Tip to stop drips after urination

I ran across an artical that was useful for me to stop the dribbles after I urinate.  Hope some find it helpful as I did.  Read the technique at the bottom of the article.

http://www.continence-foundation.org.uk/symptoms-and-treatments/overflow-incontinence.php#3

Thanks....wow...I have been trying what was said...man what a difference it makes. All I can say is that I would leak between trips to the bathroom and never could understand why. Now...dry between trips so far...maybe I will be able to beat this incontinence thing soon.

I'm not understanding this. Does this mean behind/below the testicles and not between the testicles and the penis?

This is a good explanatory article.  I was already doing this from experience, and what it describes is exactly true.  I know when I relieve myself it is as though I am back on the catheter - it seems at times there is no stopping point once the urine path is opened.  Finding cutoff is tough, and much of my necessity for a continued pad has been related to the after effects of urination.  If that low spot (as described in the article) is not pressed out what remains becomes dribble.  It also seems to me that I have a hard time determining shutoff while all of this is taking place, and the ordeal can make me stand at the urinal much longer than I would like.  This is particularly true if I have a line of men standing behind me waiting for me to move on - I have found myself on such ocassions being more messy than I am comfortable being.  You almost have to have a sense of humor with this stuff!

RB
Age 61 (now 62)
Original data - pre-operation
PSA: 5.1
T1C clinical diagnosis, Needle biopsy - 10 cores, Gleason 7 = 3+4 in 1 core (40%), 7 cores Gleason 6 = 3+3 ranging from 5% to 12%
All scans negative
Lupron administered 4/9/2008 for 4 months (with idea I would undergo external beam radiation followed by seed implants - then I changed my mind).
Robotic DiVinci surgery - Dr. Fagin (Austin) May 19th
Post operative - pathology
pT2c NX MX
Gleason 3+4
Margins - negative
Extraprostatic extension - negative
seminal vesicle invasion - uninvolved
1st Post PSA <.04
2nd Post PSA <.1 10/30/2008

This is great. I'm peeing right now!!!!

Coxjajb,
THANK YOU!
What a timely posting. I told my wife that recently I've had a hard time "turning off the faucet" after urination. I'll definitely try this.

It looks like that home page is gone as well. I looked for something with a similar name, but didn't find a match.

I found this info at a UK cancer charity website, it describes what sounds like it's the same technique:


Losing a few drops of urine after you have finished passing urine is common in men of all ages. Many men find that even after waiting and shaking the penis, a very small amount of urine will leak out afterwards. This may happen if the urethra (the tube which you pass urine through) has not emptied completely and a small pool of urine gets left behind.
After you have finished passing urine try tightening your pelvic floor muscles. This will push the urine out of the urethra and help to stop the dribbling.
Alternatively, after you have finished passing urine, wait a few seconds and then use your fingertips to press gently behind the scrotum. Move your fingers forward toward the base of the penis under the scrotum and keep pressing gently. This should push the urine further along the urethra. You can then shake the last few drops out.
You can read more about this in our urinary problems information.

I'll definitely try it as have been leaking badly today.

This is a link to the actual site:

www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/information/living-with-prostate-cancer/urinary-problems-and-prostate-cancer

Alf

After posting above, I found this related article. It describes the same process but does not include a diagram like the original article did.

www.continence.org.au/pages/after-dribble.html

I can't believe how much difference this suggestion has made for me in just two days. I have had my AUS/AMS 800 for over a year. I still have a small amount residual leakage part of which is because I don't have the patience to wait after peeing for the AUS to close completely. After seeing this thread two days ago I tried it. I was surprised to see a little squirt come out when I pushed up behind the scrotum just after finishing. It has made a big difference in how dry I am with almost no dampness at all in the light pad I wear. I am now going to try going padless but will wait until the weekend. Thanks thanks, thanks for this thread. I would strongly recommend this for all AUS/AMS 800 guys. Master the one hand technique and you are "really normal" and can pee at the urinal with the best of them. Here is the key phrase: after you have finished passing urine, wait a few seconds and then use your fingertips to press gently behind the scrotum. Move your fingers forward toward the base of the penis under the scrotum and keep pressing gently. This should push the urine further along the urethra. You can then shake the last few drops out.

I use this technique for at least 20 seconds after I finish up. I need to do it from both the front and back to get maximum effectiveness.
Yet another reason I go into a stall when using public restroom.
Jeff